Pitchfork

Promise of Skill, Piece of Shit, however you choose to unpack his name, P.O.S. could probably care less now that his sophomore album, Audition, is set to hit stores Tuesday, January 31 on Rhymesayers. The LP blends punk and hip-hop influences...but doesn't every other indie rapper say that? Well, to prove it, P.O.S. has got guest spots like Cage gots Jello Biafra. Craig Finn, the Hold Steady frontman who probably moonlights as an MC when we're not looking, appears on Audition, as does Atmosphere MC Slug and-- we shit you not-- Greg Attonito of Bouncing Souls. He likes your mom!

Tracklist:

01 Audition Ipecac
02 Half Cocked Concepts
03 De La Souls feat. Greg Attonito
04 Stand Up (Let's Get Murdered)
05 Bush-League Psych-Out Stuff feat. Slug
06 Paul Kersey to Jack Kmball
07 Safety In Speed (Heavy Metal) feat. Craig Finn
08 The Kill in Me feat. Maggie
09 Yeah Right (Science, Science)
10 Audition M.D.
11 P.O.S. Is Ruining My Life
12 Living Slightly Larger feat. Mictlan
13 Suicide Uma
14 Bleading Hearts Club feat. Slug
15 Teddy Bear and a Tazor
16 Audition Mantra

P.O.S. begins a ridiculous 45-date adventure on Monday, January 30 that will take him all the way to South by Southwest and then some. The "P.O.S. Is Ruining My Life" tour will feature the help of Doomtree members Turbo Nemesis, Mac Lethal, and Sims throughout its entirety, with a few other show openers already confirmed. At the Rhymesayers SXSW showcase in March, P.O.S. will be surrounded by Atmosphere, Soul Position (RJD2 and Blueprint), Brother Ali, Los Nativos, Mac Lethal, and Psalm One. The most impressive feat of the tour, though, might be P.O.S.'s trip to Canada and Maine in February.

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01-30 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry (record release)
01-31 Duluth, MN - Pizza Luce %
02-01 Madison, WI - Annex %
02-02 Chicago, IL - Abbey Pub %
02-03 Bloomington, IN - Rhino's %
02-04 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop %
02-05 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig %
02-07 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace %
02-08 Ottawa, Ontario - Babylon %
02-09 Montreal, Quebec - Zoobizarre %
02-10 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground %
02-11 Portland, ME - Space Gallery %
02-12 Boston, MA - Great Scott %
02-13 New York, NY - Knitting Factory %
02-14 Providence, RI - Living Room %
02-15 Philadelphia, PA - The Fire %
02-16 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar *
02-18 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle *
02-19 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn *
02-20 Orlando, FL - Will's Pub *%
02-21 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds *%
02-22 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon *#
02-23 New Orleans, LA - The Howlin' Wolf *
02-24 Austin, TX - Emo's *#
02-25 Denton, TX - Hailey's *#
02-27 Albuquerque, NM - Moonlight Lounge *#
02-28 Tempe, AZ - Clubhouse *#
03-01 San Diego, CA - Casbah *
03-02 Pomona, CA - Glasshouse *
03-03 Los Angeles, CA - Echo Lounge *
03-04 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill *
03-06 Eugene, OR - WOW Hall *
03-07 Portland, OR - Loveland *
03-08 Vancouver, British Columbia - Buffalo Club *
03-09 Seattle, WA - Vera Project *
03-10 Missoula, MT - Higgins Alley *
03-11 Bozeman, MT - Zebra Cocktail Lounge *
03-13 Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue *
03-14 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge *
03-15 Ft. Collins, CO - Starlight *
03-17 Austin, TX - Emo's (Rhymesayers SXSW Showcase) &
03-20 Lawrence, KS - Record Bar *
03-21 Omaha, NE - Sokol Underground *
03-22 Sioux Falls, SD - Washington Pavillion *
03-23 Iowa City, IA - Gabe's Oasis *

* with Turbo Nemesis, Mac Lethal, Sims
% with Cyne
# with Mes the Jive Turkey
& with Psalm One, Los Nativos, Brother Ali, Soul Position (RJD2 and Blueprint), Atmosphere